Mitzvah (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

Admin
noun, plural mitz·voth, mitz·vot, mitz·vos [Sephardic Hebrew meets-vawt, mits-; Ashkenazic Hebrew mits-vohs]; /Sephardic Hebrew mitsˈvɔt, mɪts-; Ashkenazic Hebrew mɪtsˈvoʊs/; English mitz·vahs [mits-vuhz]. /ˈmɪts vəz/. Hebrew.
  1. any of the collection of 613 commandments or precepts in the Bible and additional ones of rabbinic origin that relate chiefly to the religious and moral conduct of Jews.
  2. any good or praiseworthy deed.
noun plural -vahs or -voth (Hebrew -ˈvɔt) Judaism
  1. a commandment or precept, esp one found in the Bible
  2. a good deed
Mitzvah (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

More Definitions